Chicken fattoush

This healthy Middle Eastern salad topped with sumac-sprinkled pitta bread is a quick and easy lunch or supper

Egg & avocado open sandwich

Give your lunch box a moreish makeover – take the ingredients separately and assemble for a fresh and healthy midday meal

Mini pizza quiches

Use tortilla wraps and a muffin tin to make individually portioned egg, salami and tomato bites – ideal for lunch boxes or picnics

Halloumi panzanella salad

Make a meal of this Italian classic with the addition of pan-fried halloumi and ready-roasted peppers for a 20-minute light lunch or supper

Vietnamese chicken wraps

Fill soft flour tortillas with pan-fried chicken, lightly pickled cucumber and carrot for an Asian-style lunch or dinner

Summer duck salad

Good Food reader Bradley Taylor shares a light lunch or dinner dish with bold Asian flavours of five-spice, plum sauce and pomegranate

Wholewheat spaghetti & avocado sauce

Avocados, almonds and zesty lemon create a creamy green sauce for pasta in this low-calorie lunch or dinner

Summer courgette ribbon salad

Thin strips of courgette and baby kale are the base for this light lunch or dinner, finished with creamy goat’s cheese and crunchy croutons

Sweetcorn pancakes with fried eggs & chorizo salsa

Served for brunch, lunch or dinner, these savoury pancakes topped with spicy sausage and sliced peppers are sure to satisfy

Salmon & spinach tart

A light lunch or dinner party starter of puff pastry topped with mustard crème fraîche, flaked salmon fillets, and baby spinach

Scandi smoked mackerel on rye

Open sandwiches make a lovely light lunch or dinner – try topping dark rye bread with Scandinavian-style fish, crème fraîche and tomatoes

Ploughman’s omelette

Reinvent the ploughman’s lunch by swapping the bread for an omelette for a gluten-free weeknight dinner – just add your favourite pickle